The legislation doesn’t face much opposition as child ID theft is a bipartisan issue. In fact, at least 23 other states have passed similar laws acknowledging the unmatched protection of the child credit freeze.

The laws require that the credit bureaus allow parents to proactively place a security freeze (aka credit freeze) on their child’s Social Security number. This can block anyone from opening up a credit card or taking out loans using a child’s stolen Social Security Number.

Millions of kids SSNs have been compromised over the last year alone. However, two of the three major credit bureaus still refuse to voluntarily allows parents to freeze their kids’ credit even though it is widely believed to be the single best tool to prevent financial ID theft.